Name check
Is your company name already in the register? Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company in the KBO register already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector. Trademarks and domain names are checked separately.
“Cathop”
An active company already has this name
The name is not unique in the register. In another sector the risk of confusion is smaller, but customers and search engines do not always make that distinction.
Also pick your activity to see whether a similar name exists in your own sector.
What this check does and does not say
- We compare against every name in the KBO register today: the name, the abbreviation and the trade names of enterprises and their establishments. Capitals, accents, punctuation and legal forms (bv, nv, srl, ...) do not count.
- This is not a trademark search and not legal advice on using the name. A name that is not in the register can still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the official registers of the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP, boip.int) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, euipo.europa.eu).
- A domain name or a social media handle is also separate from the register.
Same or very similar names
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Brussel · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Bonheiden · since 2010
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Full-service restaurants · Dilbeek · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Animation et de Recherche en Histoire ouvrière et populaire · Other publishing activities, excluding software publishing · Braine-le-Comte · since 1980
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2016
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Londerzeel · since 2018
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Joinery installation · since 2024
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Book publishing · Wavre · since 1983
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Business and other management consultancy · Aalst · since 1996
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Vermogensbeheer · Oostende · since 2020
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Activities of building architects · Kraainem · since 2023
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Activities of independent sportspeople · since 2015
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2020
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Kortemark · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of CARE AT HOME SERVICE · Other business support services · Gent · since 2006
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten voor de gespecialiseerde detailhandel · since 2026
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General electrical installation work · Grimbergen · since 2015
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2025
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Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden · since 1977
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General electrical installation work · Destelbergen · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Westerlo · since 2009
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Tubize · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Boechout · since 2026